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We made it! Whew! OK, so we get to keep what was pledged. But please don’t stop here! We can still use more help. The goal makes the production possible, now anything more helps us to improve production values, improve advertising, improve everything! We’ll put your hard earned pledges to good use, WE PROMISE!

George Milton, (Sean Patrick Reilly) small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp strong features, travels with Lenny Small, (Gregory Erbach) who’s not small at all a huge man, mentally a child, shapeless of face, with large pale eyes and wide sloping shoulders.* Two migrant workers, unlikely friends, who travel together in search of work, and in fulfillment of a dream to find their own Utopia, They carry their dream along in their travels and entice another pair of dreamers to join in their quest.

November 27, 2012 was the 75th anniversary of OF MICE AND MEN opening on Broadway. At the time, the economy was in a tailspin and unemployment out of control. Sound familiar?

Of Mice and Men is as timely now as it was 75 years ago. The themes are timeless, themes of racial hatred, sympathy, humanity. Themes that spark the minds of our children and provoke important conversation.

On the heels of their highly successful inaugural PLAYWORKS series of playreadings with such stellar talent as Karen Ziemba, Sean Patrick Reilly, Steven Dennis, Maureen Van Zandt and Robert Funaro, Hudson Theatre Works is looking to MAKE SOME NOISE with their inaugural full production of John Steinbeck's classic tale of friendship and compassion, OF MICE AND MEN, coming in the early spring of 2013.

Hudson Theatre Works is dedicated to a rugged aesthetic and seeks to tell stories, both new and old, classic and contemporary, which reflect our lives, relationships and the world today. It is committed to an ensemble collaboration as well as artistic risk through its work with its permanent company, guest artists, partner institutions and the surrounding community.

Hudson Theatre Works is a not-for-profit organization recognized by the State of New Jersey.

Hudson Theatre Works primary focus is to bring a living theatre community to the area of Hudson County and North Jersey through performance, outreach, and theatre arts education.

Hudson Theatre Works will hold a special performance of OF MICE AND MEN just for high school students from the local communities. For many of them, it will be their first exposure to live professional theatre. After the show, we’ll engage them in a discussion of the major themes of the play with our director and the actors.

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*non italicfrom the novel Of Mice and Men ~J. Steinbeck

Risks and challenges

Hudson County, New Jersey is a highly populated area that we at HTW feel is ripe for a theatre company that can provide an opportunity for the community to have its very own center for performing arts expression. At the same time, we recognize that producing theatre “in the heat” of the NYC theatre scene can be a daunting challenge.

There are general challenges to producing theatre anywhere. Schedule challenges, costs of the physical production as well as marketing, and there are often unplanned costs associated with getting a show “on the boards”
We at Hudson Theatre Works feel getting a highly professional product is the lesser of our challenges. We need to get the word out that we are producing and aim to do that by energizing our base to share the word and grow our audience beyond the limits of our, albeit large, circle of friends.

We at the Hudson Theatre Works feel we are uniquely prepared to deliver and succeed in our goals. The founding members and board are comprised of seasoned professionals in theatre, television, film, business, and marketing and are highly skilled and motivated to deliver an arts experience that is at once challenging and rewarding.

FAQ

Choose the reward you want, then edit the pledge amount on the following page. We'll know if you chose the 25 dollar single ticket level and pledged $100, that you really want 4 tickets. That's the way it's set up, Plus, we'll be sure to contact you to give you a chance to let us know what you wanted, (including what night you'll attend)

Rewards

Pledge $15 or more

Gets you a personalized e-mail thank you, a thank you mention on our website, our facebook page, and a thank you mention in the program for OF MICE AND MEN.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

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13 backers

Special Added Reward!
Pledge $25 dollars and get a ticket to any performance other than opening night. That's affordable theatre folks! So if you are already planning on coming, here’s a great opportunity to buy your ticket to the show and help us achieve our goal!
You’ll get all the thank yous but sorry, no tee shirt.
Take advantage and pre-order your ticket(s) at this pledge level right now!
Those who have already pledged $25 will have their reward automatically upgraded.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

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Pledge $30 or more

24 backers
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Gets you a personalized e-mail thank you, a thank you mention on our website, our facebook page, and a thank you mention in the program for OF MICE AND MEN as well as an invitation for 2 to our final dress rehearsal.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

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Pledge $50 or more

18 backers

Gets you all the thank you's above, plus a ticket to OF MICE AND MEN (excluding opening night) and a Hudson Theatre Works Tee Shirt.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

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Pledge $100 or more

9 backers

Gets all the thank you's above, plus a ticket to OPENING NIGHT of OF MICE AND MEN, an invitation to the opening night cast party, and a Hudson Theatre Works Tee Shirt.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

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Pledge $200 or more

8 backers

Gets you a HTW WORKER PASS good for two tickets to OPENING NIGHT of OF MICE AND MEN or any night of your choosing, an invitation for you and a guest to the opening night cast party, and 2 Hudson Theatre Works Tee Shirts. And a cast autographed OF MICE AND MEN poster, plus all the other thank you's mentioned above.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

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Pledge $500 or more

4 backers

Gets you a HTW CRAFTSMAN PASS good for 6 tickets to OPENING NIGHT of OF MICE AND MEN or any night of your choosing, an invitation for you and your guests to the opening night cast party, plus all the other thank you's mentioned above and 6 Hudson Theatre Works Tee Shirts.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

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Pledge $1,000 or more

0 backers

Gets you a HTW ARTISAN PASS, good for 10 tickets for OPENING NIGHT of OF MICE AND MEN or any night of your choosing, an invitation for you and your guests to the opening night cast party, plus, two tickets to all our MAIN STAGE productions through 2014, FREE ADMISSION TO ALL of our play readings for life, plus all the other thank you's mentioned above and 10 Hudson Theatre Works Tee Shirts. You also receive a special mention of thanks from the director before the show on whatever night you attend.

Estimated delivery:Apr 2013

Only ships to: United States

Funding period

Nov 29, 2012 - Dec 30, 2012
(31 days)

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